The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-10-13
Daily Observations! !!

time Tor picnic parties. .The Chill
cothe road is being thoroughly worke
within two miles next Jackson. M
Kittericks are still making brick at thei
yards north of town. Bud Steviso
of Liberty, is just sailing. He has bran
new baby, and is building himself nes
new house -. The walls of the Ma
Mill are going up rapidly, and is going t
be tremendous building. I've neg
lected last week to mention the fine in
provements of Brookins and Anderson
on Pearl. This new building shows on
beautifully in the autumn sunlight. 1t
a clean, pretty place. Mr.. George W
Brown had lots of fun tonight getting
experts to guess at the character of
fossil specimen he had. 1t was a stone
some eighteen inches long, about the siz
of an ordinary rolling-pin, and about th
same size all the way along. But on'
man guessed it. 1t was the "core" takeI
out by the diamond drill. This drill lift
out core ten feet long at time. Boring
is now going on at Sam Wartenbe's place
on the east side of town. -. Johnny
Jones heard from the Band Boys at Chi
NuSO. 1bCJ Acbf1aS t1HlCs
THURsDAY.-Joseph Bryant, father o1
Mrs. Charley Schellenger is here. Joe
was Fifty-Third boy, when the Regi
ment was camped here. The roof is
being put on the Jones Mission. The
firemen are stunning in their great silver
badges. Henry Robbins of Hamden
is here to-day. IA new store in the
Cavett building. The boys are trying
to revive baseball again, but it is a weak
effort Will Bundy is here to-day. -.
wv. L. Tripp will perhaps build new
residence next Spring. Kahn's Addition
is getting far ahead, in the way of build
ing. The David farm has a beautiful
site for a Fair Ground and public park. :.
Squirrels are said to be plenty in some
parts of the County, but we didn't find
them at home one day last week while out
looking for them-at least, not many of
them. There is very little mast for them
......The Brown boys, Scott and John.
are feeding a bunch of young cattle for
the winter. -. Mrs. w. F. Hale has
moved into the Burt property, Broadway.
There is quite rivalry-or rather
competition the country coal
banks, for the local town trade. -. Ne
gotiations are being pushed to-day for the
Mitchell farm, for the big Baling Ma
chine factory. ..... The quails are making
it merry in the yards about town. There
are lots of them this year. -. James
Webb, the colored School Teacher and
Penman, is attending Prof. Michael's
School at Delaware.
FRIDAY.-This afternoon stout, jolly
looking middle-aged gentleman came
walking into the office, and announced
himself as Barlow" We at once recog-
nized him as James Barlow, of Harrison
County Missouri, who left Jackson Coun-
Missouri, and is well pleased with the
west AS specimen of the style of farm
ing out there, Mr.. Barlow says he thinks
he could name ten farmers, in his section
who will have an average of thousand
bushels of wheat each this year, not to
say anything of the other things raised.
Mr.. Barlow himself is in the stock busi-
ness. He reports the Temperance senti-
ment as rapidly growing in Missouri. His
son is now stumping for. the Optionists,
and County after County is falling into
line and pushing out the saloons. Mr..
Barlow is brOther-in-law OF Mr.. Ed. |
Poor of this place. He reports his brother,
Capt Barlow, as getting along nicely.
Pat Delaney was over at Waverly during |
the Democratic Convention. Pat says |
the saloon set up there in defiance of the |
ordinance presented good deal the ap-
pearance of beehive. -. Hiram E. |
Dickson, of Athens, is here. "A west
ern farmer visiting here asks "why don't |
you folks here, where you have the coal
and metal, start wire-fence factory?"
and goes on to say that barbed wire can
not be furnished as fast as it is needed in
the west. That is suggestion worth
thinking about. 49,. .Bundy had a good
meeting at Oak Hill last night. -. Mrs.
Ella Warren of Oak Hill, is here to-day.
SATURDAY.-A beautiful Indian Sum-
mer day. Mr.. Aaron Henson called
at this office. -. J ohm T. johnson has
been west to secure the consent of the
of the Mitchell family to the
sale of the farm near town for the great
Machine Shop. He telegraphed back
that the right has been secured. .....
Wesley Dever of Portsmouth is here to-
lay. -. Sheriff Lively made trip to
Wellston. 49,. johnny Hall, of Coalton,
is in town. 49,. Parties are hunting hous-
IS for rent here. -. Mrs. G. w. Rice has
gone on an extended visit to West Vir-
yinia. William Allen Savage, of
West Va, is here to-day. Al.
looks as young as ever. Capt. W. j.
Evans is in town to-day. .....T. T. Jones
IS little better, and was able to sit out
upon the porch for short time yester-
lay. y......W. j. Callaghan and J. G. Stew
,nson are in from Liberty Township to-
lay ..... Mr.. William Lewis, brother of
'Thay" Lewis, of Oak Hill, is dead. The
funeral takes place to-day at Oak Hill.
William was formerly in the employ of
Defferson Furnace Company. 49,. There
s considerable drunkenness in town to-
hight. 49,. The Salvation Army is out
With forces somewhat augmented, num-
)ering perhaps dozen. Uncle Joe
" atson is limping some with rheumatism,
md uses stout stick to assist in locomo-
ion. The lion-tamer of Sells Show
s now barbering at MOTIFS shop in this
'lace.. "A number of young men have
ormed class and are studying German.
Father Thurheimer of the Church of the
Holy Trinity, is assisting them in their
tudies. -. Charley Trago and a num-
,er of others go coon-hunting -. Brook ;
MS and Anderson have street-lights at {
boir p1acac of hucinacS on Daorl S+roo+ ,
which helps the looks of things wonder
ully.
SUNDAY.-A lovely, warm day. 49,. :
Rev. J. E. Rudisill preached this morning.
me of the best sermons during his Min !
stry here. One sees some strange
hincrs II, this rrnrld and there are times |